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Lei Chao Husband and Wife

CHINA, Zhejiang, Hangzhou; Song dynasty (960–1279)
Lei Chao Husband and Wife were a couple who created folk art. They were both highly accomplished sculptors, and they worked together to create masterpieces including Five Hundred Arhats statues at Jingci Temple in Zhejiang, which unfortunately no longer exists. According to records, they worked with Master Miao Yin and spent 16 years sculpting the Sixteen Arhats that are still well preserved in Zijin Temple in Suzhou, Jiangsu.

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